Press releases for 11/24/2009

There comes a time in any application’s life when it needs more than a new coat of paint to keep up with the times. New technologies make new things possible, and help you grow and save money at the same time. Over the years, FreshBooks has been consistently updated with newer and better technology under [...]

Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, our produce and floral buying office hosts a holiday meal. The tradition started four years ago as an appreciation for the remarkable work we do during the holidays. The idea was also to take some time to sample some of the great product we provide to our customers.
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There’s nothing like rich, silky gravy poured over turkey and mashed potatoes to complete a holiday feast. Learn to make our foolproof four-step gravy sure to rival your family recipe.
Explore more great tips, recipes and creative ideas for taking this holiday season to a new level of taste on our All Things Good holiday pages.

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to go behind the scenes of Golf Channel's reality show, Big Break Disney Golf. Kodak teamed up with Disney and Golf Channel in a few ways - we provided each contestant with a Kodak Zx1 Pocket Video Camera, along with a Zx1 for the confessional. Kodak digital cameras were used to capture the contestants' Swing Sequence - the action print feature on Kodak cameras will create a collage of frames from a video snippet - giving you stills of the sequence of...

The Flex Builder for Linux alpha bits posted on Adobe Labs have been updated to extend the hardcoded timeout period. The current FB Linux Alpha 4 product will expire on Dec. 1st, 2009, so if you are currently using Flex Builder for Linux be sure to download the updated Alpha 5 bits from Adobe Labs prior to Dec. 1st. There are no changes to the functionality of the product in these new bits; however they have been tested on later versions of Linux distros. Please see the release notes posted on Adobe...

Consider this: You are searching for a term in your FrameMaker document and FM says it can't find the term! You are sure that the term is there--it is the name of the product that you are documenting. You are worried.Stop for a moment and think: Is it plain text or a variable? If you inserted the product name as a variable, FrameMaker won't look for text inside the variables. Look at the Insets pod (in FrameMaker 9) to see if there are any text insets in your document.Does the text...

This weekend we unveiled some very exciting changes to our Acrobat.Com services which will enable you to more easily store and share files online, to create and collaborate around documents, tables and presentations, and to meet live over the web. The biggest change you'll see is in the new file organizer. where now all your Acrobat.Com content is centralized. But there are lots of additional fantastic improvements made to Buzzword, Tables, Presentations, ConnectNow, and...

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ATLANTA, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Active kids need safe spaces to play outside, and busy parents need reliable service professionals to get things done. So Kudzu and KaBOOM! are bringing the two together.
Consumers who come to Kudzu.com to find local professionals online can now review businesses to support KaBOOM!, the national non-profit dedicated to bringing play back into the lives of children.
As part of HGTV and Kudzu's quest to find America's favorite home services...

By Calvin Zito, @HPStorageGuy
I was trolling a bit this morning on the Internet and came across a YouTube video interview with our own Bill Chambers. Bill came to HP from LeftHand Networks and was interviewed by Virtual Strategy Magazine during the event. While I realize the event was a few months ago, the video serves as a good summary of the HP LeftHand P4000 SAN solutions. Here's the video::
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In a previous post, I pointed out that SQL*Net message from client is not always an idle wait from the user's point of view.
During a performance investigation, I traced the application that wasn't performing to expectations. Here is an excerpt from a trace file:
OVERALL TOTALS FOR ALL NON-RECURSIVE STATEMENTScall count cpu elapsed disk query current rows------- ------ -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------Parse 1145 0...

Thursday is the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, a time when families often get together to give thanks for the things they most appreciate. I snapped this pic inside one of the server development labs at HP; it looks like even the 'extended family' of blade servers decided to get together this year. Clockwise from the upper left, there's a Dell PowerEdge M1000e, two HP BladeSystem c7000's, a Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900, an IBM BladeCenter-H, and a Cisco UCS 5100. I'm not sure what...(read...

Looks like it will not be out in print until late in Q1 of 2010 but it gets closer every day. I may do a podcast with Phil in December if I get time on my view of technical trends. Although I've not had to do too much to get my material ready for Phil, it sure is taking a bit longer than I'd thought.

Do you need backup? And yes that is a serious question. (Given the name of this blog, and my chosen specialization for the last 20 years, it is understandable if you think I was asking it in jest!) A recent...

Over the weekend I again had the opportunity to compete in the Australian Corporate Games which were held here in Melbourne, Australia. This is the 4th year in a row that I have competed in the Corporate Games and I think it is great that Oracle continues to support and encourage us to participate in these types of events.
The events I was in took place on Saturday morning - it was a pretty hectic morning for me as the 5km run was held at 8:00 am and our 3 basketball games were held between 8:45 am...

As part of Oracle Tax and Utilities commitment to integrating to Oracle technology there is a new whitepaper available on how to use and configure the prebuilt integration between Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Utilities Application Framework based products.
The idea of the integration is that the IT group can deploy user records from Oracle Identity Manager to Oracle Utilities Application Framework V2.2 (and above) based products. Identity Manager allows centralized security defintions for your...

We are in the midst of a series investigating collaboration. We previously wrote about the two types of collaboration - intentional and accidental.
INTENTIONAL: where we get together to achieve a goal and
ACCIDENTAL: where you interact with something of mine and I am never aware of your interaction
While intentional collaboration is good it is not where the bulk of untapped collaborative potential lies. Accidental collaboration is. But the challenge is to intentionally facilitate accidental...

I have recorded two screencasts for OVD 11g.The first video shows a very brief introduction to Oracle Directory Services Manager connecting to OVD 11g. The second video shows how to create a very common scenario - aggregating 2 different LDAP directories into a single view. I would recommend watching them in full-screen mode because they will be easier to read that way. Posted via email from Virtual Identity Dialogue

Some of our most knowledgeable CRM On Demand technical support specialists have just started something new that you might want to know about. They are picking topics that they hear a lot of questions or concerns about from customers and running live (and free) 1-hour Web sessions about them. The idea is to proactively help you avoid common mistakes or pitfalls and to give some advice about resources. The technical support group has the best "in" into what issues customers commonly face because they...

In addition to their benchmarking efforts, our Applications Performance Group works with some of our largest E-Business Suite customers in the world. These customers have thousands of concurrent end-users, sprawling multi-terabyte databases, enormous clusters of application-tier servers, and massive RAC architectures. The Applications Performance Group is called in whenever a customer experiences severe performance issues. Every year, our performance architects take all of their...

"Before, we were unable to generate 80% of the reports that we do now. To generate the reports that were possible, it would take us several days of manual processes. With Oracle CRM On Demand, we can access 90% of the information we need in real time; and anything else we can pull within 24 hours. This is critical to enable our management team to make more effective decisions to grow our business." - Richard Barber, Director of Global Sales Operations, Celestica Inc.
Additionally, Celestica used Oracle...

As smart grid takes its place front and center in the minds of many, industry experts convened at last week's GreenBeat 2009 conference in San Mateo, Calif. to share their collective enthusiasm for this new evolution. With former U.S. Vice President Al Gore at the keynote helm, Oracle Utilities' vice president of product management, Brad Williams, also contributed to a breakout panel discussion on smart grid standards and security.
Williams underscored that smart grid is a disruptive technology for...

A frequent question we get from beginners is how to I choose a value on one page and pass it to another page to show a specific record or set of records.
In previous blog posts I showed how easy it is to do this when you are using the same view object on both pages - using the setCurrentRowWithKey operation, and In another entry I showed how to use an execute with params before a page loads to filter the data in that page.
But on OTN someone asked how do you do this when you use two different views on...

Hi, this is Shaomin Wang. I am sometimes asked how Oracle manages employee access to security vulnerability information. Obviously, technical information related to vulnerabilities in Oracle products is very sensitive; not only because this information may be related to unpatched vulnerabilities, but also because the technical nature of this information, if improperly disclosed or shared, could help malicious attackers develop exploit code targeting Oracle systems.
Not surprisingly, Oracle has clear...

Previously a colleague of mine discusses Logging for the OWB Design Client. In this article, I’d like to discuss logging for the OWB Runtime. In OWB 11GR2, besides the Control Center Service, we have expanded OWB Runtime with a new component that we called Control Center Agent. For this blog, we’ll discuss logging only on Control Center Service. In OWB 11gR2, the Control Center log files are by default...

Article written and uploaded by Ramona Rehill. Contact Ramona for any details/updates. A huge well done to Adrian Hanna from Tech GB for completing the Dublin Marathon in a time of 5 Hours and 24 Minutes. Adrian was running for the meningitis society and is still collecting sponsorship. http://www.mycharity.ie/event/adrian_hannas_event/ " The Meningitis Trust is here to help and support everyone struggling to cope with the after effects and impact of meningitis or associated...

For the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which starts at 9 am ET, the following are places to watch online:
Earthcam’s Thanksgiving 2009 Page (w/ Replays)
CNN Live
Enjoy multiple views of the Macy’s Parade from a variety of vantage points as it marches down a brand new parade route. Additional sites of interest:
Official Macy’s Parade Site
NBC Clips [...]

While owning your own home is something that most people look forward to at some point in their lives, selling a home is something that most people are afraid of. This is because it may take a great deal of work before you can get someone to "buy my house" and for this reason, it can be an incredible hassle to go through the motions of selling a house. Home buyers are all in the market to get the best deal that they can possibly find and unless your house is a great fit for what they are...

One of the biggest problems that homeowners face when they are unable to meet their house payments is house repossession. Over the past 10 years more and more people have lost their homes due to house repossession than all other reasons combined. This is mainly due to the financial climate that the world now faces. People who once had excellent jobs and were able to keep up on their bills are now unemployed and are simply struggling to make ends meet. When this happens they will usually get behind on...

Are you looking for information on how to sell your house quickly? If so, there are very few alternatives that you can consider. That is due to the fact that there are very few manners in which you can successfully learn how to sell your house quickly. In fact, there are only two distinct and sure fire ways that you can be sure that your house is sold quickly. The problem is that one of these methods is generally not available or feasible, and the other method is not widely known. However, herein you...

Do you need money right now? Are you about to lose your home because of repossession and need to make a quick house sale in order to obtain the money you need in order to pay off your bills? Have you recently received a property from a will and desire to make a quick property sale? If so, there is a very simplistic and easy method that you can use to make a quick house sale or a quick property sale without ever using a Real Estate Agent!
When most people consider the selling of their home or property...

Are you on the verge of having your home or property repossessed? Are you so behind on your house payments that you can't think of a single way that you can save your home? If so, you are most likely looking for repossession advice. The good news is that there is a way you can sell house fast and can obtain the money you need in order to pay off any outstanding house payments that you may have. What's more, you will still have money left over to acquire a suitable living situation for yourself and your...

Nearly everyone has had to struggle with money at some point during their lifetime. For some people, those struggles are much higher than others and sometimes drastic measures need to be taken to resolve the problems. If tragedy has struck in the form of losing a job or severe illness, the bills may have fallen behind to the point where debt is escalating and you may risk bankruptcy or even repossession of your property. To avoid this, you can sell house quick to make the money you need to...

When you take steps to "sell my house quick," you should be able to clear up any financial pitfalls that you've found yourself in. With the economy struggling all over the world, people are finding themselves in situations which they never thought they would be in. Instead of letting their debts pile up to a place where they will become overwhelming, many people are turning to different solutions to give them the resources that they need to fix their problems. Deciding to...

If you feel that the only way to get out of your financial troubles is to find someone to "buy my house" quickly, you'll need to know where to turn. You need to sell your house and get enough money to cover your debts, so you will want to find someone who can give you a fair price on the deal. Home buyers are going to be scrupulous, however, and will want to take their time, making sure that they are getting a fair deal. This is not always something you can wait around for, however, as your...

The repossession of a house is something which can be a terrible event, both in a personal and a financial way. Not only will you be losing the home that you and your family have built over the past years but your credit score will take a terrible blow. This can play a major role into your future, making it incredibly difficult to take out loans again or when applying for new housing or jobs. House repossession, on top of being embarrassing, is something which will stick with you for a long time...

While buying a house is one of the things that most people are excited to do during their lives, selling a house is one of the most aggravating and annoying experiences they could live through. National homebuyers are always looking for the best deals and this means that those people take their time, hoping to find the best location to invest in for years into their future. That won't help you when you want to learn how to sell your house quickly. You may wish to move on with your life and be free of...

How would you like to make a quick house sale? Chances are that you will find this almost possible if you go about selling your home in the usual manner. If you choose to use a Real Estate Agent or company to handle the sell of your home and or property, chances are that you will be waiting a significant amount of time before you actually receive the money you need. In fact, making a quick property sale with the use of a Real Estate Agent is near impossible. There are several reasons for this.
First...

With the world's economy in the gutter and job loss at an all time high worldwide, more and more homeowners are experiencing the threat of foreclosure and repossession of their homes and properties. This is due to a loss of wages and the inability for homeowners to keep up on their bills. This can result in a person or family facing the potential loss of their home. When these types of situations arise there are very few things that a person can do in order to rectify the situation other than take out a...

Repossession of your home is a terrible thing. Not only will you be forced out of the home that you've built over time, but it will force a mark on your credit which will be very hard to get rid of. You will be left without a place to live, with no money, and with terrible credit. Instead of letting this happen to you, try to think about options you could turn to which can help you avoid this. If you found a way to sell house quick, you could pay off your immediate debts and solve your immediate...

There could be any number of reasons which are forcing you into finding the best methods to "sell my house fast." You may have been offered a great job opportunity which requires you to move. Escalating debts may be building up and clearing them all out could be the only thing to solve your credit problem. Instead of worrying about how you are going to pay all of your bills, however, and risk losing everything, figuring out how to "sell my house quick" can give you the resources that...

Considering the condition of the economy today, it is no surprise that there are so many repossessions happening based on defaulted mortgages. It isn't a pleasant situation and if you find yourself falling behind on your mortgage and your other bills, you need to figure out how to get around the problem you are facing. If you default on your mortgage enough, the bank will take your house from you. Your family will be forced out and must find another place to live and your credit will suffer for years...

November 24, 2009 – AnyBizSoft Studio, an expanding company focused on PDF solutions, today announced that Thanksgiving and Christmas promotion had been put online. Anyone could get special offers which will save up to 50%. Besides, AnyBizSoft PDF Password Remover are giving away for totally FREE from today to February 24 2010.
This promotion includes the flagship programs, including the PDF to Word Converter, which can preserve original text content, images, layouts and hyperlinks after...

Shenzhen, P.R. China. November 20, 2009 -- Wondershare today announced big Black Friday promotion on training and presentation software. Educators, businessmen and marketing professionals now can save up to 50% discount to get their ideal training and presentation applications.
From today until December 5th, anyone can purchase software from Wondershare with big discount. People can also pick copies of software in bundles to save more. More information can be found on Wondershare official Website...

Panama City, Panama November 23, 2009 -
With many investors in the US still feeling skittish about the stock market's prospects for the near future and the US Dollar currently weak against the Euro, many are looking for alternative investment vehicles which offer less volatility than stocks and bonds. Similarly, there are many investors interested in finding opportunities to have their money earn a higher return than is typically possible with safer investments such as CDs and savings...

Panama City, Panama November 23, 2009 -
Consumers looking for investment vehicles which offer a higher yield than they can find with traditional securities such as mutual funds and CDs are starting to look in what until recently was an unlikely place: Panama. The nation has emerged as a financial center, with an economy which is growing faster than any other in the region and an increasing number of companies in the financial services sector.
Investment firms are among these...

This post shows simple Collaborative applications that were built using the LCCS Flash-Only SDK. The Flash-Only SDK has been a recent addition this article is an attempt to improve the examples of the SDK.
The applications are
FlashSimpleChat
FlashWebCamExample
FlashUserList
Just to highlight, the apps...

Our team recently asked Greg Huff, Chief Technologist for ProLiant, how HP innovates where competitors can’t or don’t. Turns out that HP sells so many x86 servers that the company can build its own intellectual property into the chips that become server CPUs or network card controllers. As a result, it buys parts at the same commodity price as every other server maker on the market, but it has the keys to unlock HP innovations, such as Flex-10 Ethernet. After the lights were off and the...